Job outputs:

Risk Management

Responsible for designing processes, policies, and procedures to identify and manage threats to with relevance to Fire. Main focus is identifying external and internal risks that the organization face, evaluating the likely effect of these risks, introducing a range of control measures and monitoring and evaluating the successes of these measures.

Responsibility is specific towards the industrial and production environment, in particular the impact fire loss may have on the business, processes and people, integrating risk data from multiple systems and processes in determining profile.

Key activities comprise of:

• planning, designing and implementing fire risk management processes for the organization by developing operating models;
• risk assessment which involves managing the process of analyzing risks as well as identifying, describing and estimating the quantitative and qualitative risks affecting the business;
• risk reporting in an appropriate way for different audiences, e.g. to the board of directors so they understand the most significant risks, to business heads to ensure they are aware of risks relevant to their parts of the business and to individuals to understand their accountability for individual risks;
• monitoring and reviewing processes to ensure risk and compliance arrangements are in place;
• conducting audits of policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors;
• providing support, education and training.

Policy and Procedure

Design and implementation of policies, processes and procedures, in line with BMW Group Risk Management, local legislation and insurance standards/guidelines.

 Operations Management

Ensuring that services rendered by an external service provider is conducted in accordance with agreed service level agreements and in accordance with Technical Purchasing terms and conditions.

Fire Protection

Fire Loss & Business Interruption Prevention Management

• Implement and maintain Fire Loss and BI prevention program, guided and approved by the BMW Group Insurer;
• Reduce threats that BMW SA’s activities contain towards its staff, investors, the environment and the public exposed to its business.
• Increase emergency awareness and preparedness amongst BMW SA employees, contractors and visitors.
• Optimise protective and preventative measures implemented at BMW SA installations.
• Provide direct fiscal benefits through reduction of risks and losses due to incidents.

Fire Protection Planning and Risk Analysis

Situations, sites, departments or functions are risk-analyzed and evaluated. The outcome of these analyses provides the basic justification for all fire protection projects and tasks within BMW-ZA, including HPR needs.

EMS Operations(Fire, Hazardous Chemical Substance and Emergency Medical Response / Trauma)

To serve and protect human life, property, and reduce loss of revenue and/or goodwill through rapid emergency response, delivering a service in:

1. Fire suppression
2. Fire Loss Prevention/Loss Control
3. Fire Safety Processes
4. Hazardous Chemical Substance spillage control
5. Trauma/Pre-Hospital care- Emergency Medical Response

Fire Protection

Fire Safety Legal Compliance Assurance (In & Ex Audits)

• Through regular internal and external audits reduce risks towards human life, production business, property and contents.
• Liaise with the local government on fire safety legislative changes that could impact on the production environment.
• Internal liaison/cooperation with relevant Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) staff, and external liaison/cooperation with local authorities (especially fire department), regarding the following:
• Networking/liaison with fire department to ensure active partnership and plant knowledge.
• Conduct pre-incident planning with the Local Emergency Services

Change Management – HPR and Fire Safety Guidelines Consultation

Ensuring that all changes- structural, process and chemical related-in the production and administrative environment satisfy the requirements of the national legislator and insurer.

Plant Chemical Approval and Releases (ZEUS System)

Responsible to ensure that the use, storage and decanting of chemicals used in the production environment is in accordance with the requirements of the national legislator and insurer.

BMW Critical Supplier Audit: Fire Loss and BI Prevention Consultation

Auditing critical production suppliers, and in consultation with production critical suppliers and the BMW Procurement Department, reduce risks impacting on production.

Fire Safety Legislative Advisor to ZA-J

Consult with BMW Legal Department on the fire safety requirements where BMW enter into lease agreements.

Review of lease agreements and consultation with BMW representatives to reduce legal liability.

Manage Integrated Management System ZA-P in support of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 45001 and  OSHAS  1800 and legal requirements

Manage and control IMS representative activities/processes for ZA -P in support of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OSHAS  1800 and legal requirements

Engineering and Technology Management

Fire Protection

• Evaluation of Fire Protection Systems & Concepts
• Evaluate the fire protection concepts, organization & systems.
• Consult to the Facility and Energy Department with regards to Building Protection system technology, HPR and loss prevention
• Initiate further corrective actions and/or improvement projects albeit in terms of training, upgrading, servicing of systems etc.

Minimum requirements:

B-Tech Fire Technology

National Diploma Fire Technology 

National Dip Safety Management  advantageous

Certification in Fire Investigations, Hazmat – Awareness Responder

Nebosh International General Safety Certificate essential  

National Diploma  in Business  / Personnel Administration will be advantageous

Certifications in or demonstrable working knowledge ISO 9001, 14000 and 450001  will be advantageous.

Suitable exposure/qualification in Fire Engineering.

10-15 years experience in Production and Manufacturing Industry (Automotive  Sector would be advantageous)

8- 10 years Managing teams and effective Contractor Management experience essential

8- 10 years Demonstrable Conflict resolution and problem solving skills

Suitable experience in Risk Management and Loss Prevention

Proven experience in managerial role